Planning and Scrapbooking with The Happy Planner

September 30, 2015

If you have been following me on Twitter or Instagram, then you probably now know about my obsession with my new scrapbook-like planner The Happy Planner by Me And My Big Idea and more recently, with planner stickers. I have been a planner addict since high school (I was involved in way too many school activities). I had a high school issued planner (actually it started in middle school) then the hunt for the cutest planner every year all through my senior year. My go to shop was of course Target.

Then when I got to college, I was given one for my freshman orientation, which I did use and became handy for events, holidays, breaks, etc. After that year, it became the same old let me go to Target and find a good academic planner. Finally, my Junior and Senior year, I was watching GMA (Good Morning America) and noticed they were offering a discount code on regular and academic planners by Many books/MayDesigns. I was hooked! I’ve bought this planner for the past five years since I was first introduced to them. I still order from this site, however, now just to have cute personalized journals.

Now, one day, it was late at night, and it started off with watching videos from my favorite Makeup YouTube Guru, Nicole Guerriero, that I saw a suggested video of ‘Plan with Me’. Of course I was like, “why do people want to show others how they write in a planner?”

OMG! I’m so glad I watched it because it introduced me to what people were doing with their Erin Condren and MAMBI Happy Planner. After that, I probably spent another 1 to 2 hours watching “plan with me” videos. I was addicted especially after I saw the different types of stickers everyone used to personalize their planner.By the way my favorite planners on YouTube:

And the day before I left for New Orleans (blog is coming) I ordered my MAMBI Planner (it was more that 50% off what an Erin Condren planner cost. I didn’t want to commit to such an expensive planner if I knew I was going to be spending more money on stickers, templates, etc. That’s just me, though. The Erin Condren is just as good, and perhaps considered the original in this scrapbook-like planner. I just chose a budget friendly one that wouldn’t make me feel guilty for buying it then just gave up on it. But I doubt I will, I bought a lot of sticker templates the weekend I came back from vacation.

The best part about these shops? They offer PDF and JPEG sticker printables for less than $3! I actually use heavy 65lb cardstock from Michael’s that is on sale this week for $2 for 50 sheets and just cut the shapes out and use crafters glue or a tape runner, whichever is within reach of me and my planner. I have a regular HP Wireless OfficeJet Printer. Nothing fancy.

Here are pictured from this week’s spread that I decorated. I need to get more washi tape to add and cover some of space not covered by the “stickers”:

I’ll be posting photos of my planner on my Iinstagram: @iamfelipa of the next weeks spread.

Is this something you would do? Or is it just too much? Let me know in the comments below!

I'm a 20-something city girl with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations from The University of Texas at Arlington. I work full-time as a marketing coordinator, and part-time as a lifestyle blogger.